CPP council of elders dissolves independent committee over misconduct
The Council of Elders of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) has dissolved the party’s eight-member Independent Committee with immediate effect, citing incompetence, misconduct, and a failure to perform its mandated duties.
The decision follows a Consent Judgment issued by an Accra High Court in 2023 after a legal dispute between Isaac Kwaku Annan and the CPP. The judgment tasked the committee with supervising constituency, regional, and national elections as part of efforts to reorganise the party.
However, according to the Council of Elders, the committee, chaired by Wing Commander (rtd.) Patrick Nelson Sogbodjor, failed to undertake any of its responsibilities for 18 months. The committee is further accused of refusing to provide financial accountability, engaging in acts of deception, and fostering an atmosphere of harassment, intimidation, and victimisation within the party.
Meeting on Thursday, November 13, the Council unanimously passed a vote of no confidence in the committee and moved to enforce the High Court’s directives. All appointments made by the committee have also been annulled.
In a statement signed by Senior Comrade Christian Yao Zigah, Vice Chairman of the Council of Elders, the Council said the decision is intended to restore order and ensure the CPP is fully reorganised ahead of the 2028 general elections. It added that the party’s leadership must embody integrity, empathy, and service not coercion or intimidation.
“We call on the rank and file of the Party to be resolute and conduct themselves with decorum, as the CPP remains committed to transparency, accountability, with discipline as our hallmark,” the statement, signed by Senior Comrade Christian Yao Zigah, Vice Chairman of the Council of Elders, said.
The Council of Elders will now take charge of implementing the Consent Judgment and overseeing the reconstitution of internal electoral processes across all levels of the party.
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